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Manjula Ghattamaneni (Mahesh Babu's Sister) Biography: Age, Career, 가족

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 29, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth8 November 1970

Age52 Years

BirthplaceMadras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India

ProfessionDirector, Producer, Actor, Businesswoman

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSanjay Swaroop

FamilyDaughter: Jhanavi Swaroop; Father: Krishna (deceased); Mother: Indira Devi (deceased); Siblings: Ramesh Babu (deceased), Padmavathi Ghattamaneni, Priyadarshini Ghattamaneni, Mahesh Babu

Manjula Ghattamaneni (Mahesh Babu's Sister) Biography

Manjula Ghattamaneni is an Indian filmmaker, producer, actor and businesswoman from Chennai. Daughter of actor Krishna and sister of Mahesh Babu, she has a

Early life and background

Manjula Ghattamaneni was born on 8 November 1970 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. Raised in a family closely connected to the Telugu film industry, she is the daughter of actor Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna Murthy (Krishna) and Indira Devi. Her family includes siblings Ramesh Babu, Padmavathi Ghattamaneni, Priyadarshini Ghattamaneni and the actor-producer Mahesh Babu. She spent her formative years around cinema and completed a college degree before beginning work behind the camera.

Career

Manjula began her film career working as an assistant director with her father. Early credits include assisting on the Telugu films Balachandrudu and Anna Thammudu in 1990. She later moved into acting, producing and directing, founding the banner Indira Productions to back projects she believed in.

Her acting debut came in 1998 with the Malayalam film Summer in Bethlehem, in which she played the role of Aparna. She subsequently appeared in Tamil and Telugu films, with early roles such as a part in Rajasthan (1999) and the Telugu film Show (2002), where she both produced and acted. Show won national recognition, receiving the National Film Award as Best Feature Film in 2001 and earning Manjula a Nandi Special Jury Award as producer.

Manjula has produced and co-produced several Telugu films across the 2000s and 2010s. She produced Naani (2004), starring Mahesh Babu and Ameesha Patel, and co-produced the 2006 hit Pokiri, which won the Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film. She also co-produced Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) and worked on other projects including Kavya's Diary (2009), in which she played the role of Pooja, and Orange (2010), where she appeared as the sister of the lead character.

Transitioning into direction, Manjula made her directorial debut with the Telugu romantic drama Manasuku Nachindi in 2018. She continued to work as an actor-producer into the late 2010s and 2020s: in 2013 she appeared in Sevakudu, in 2019 she announced a web series titled Nasha in which she planned to act, and in 2021 she portrayed a therapist, Dr. Mitra, in Malli Modalaindi.

Public profile

Manjula’s career has been shaped both by family ties to a prominent film household and by public reaction to her professional choices. Early attempts to launch her as a heroine were met with strong opposition from fans of her father; those episodes affected her personally and professionally and contributed to a period of struggle. She has spoken about dealing with depression in the aftermath and about how meditation, yoga and long-term self-development work helped her regain confidence and clarity.

Outside film, Manjula is a businesswoman who owns the brand Sow Fresh. She is also known to be an avid dog lover and has spoken about a pet named Snowy. Her personal life includes marriage to producer-actor Sanjay Swaroop, with whom she has a daughter, Jhanavi Swaroop. The couple married in 1999 after parents initially opposed the union due to differences in caste; Manjula has said it took seven years to secure family approval.

Latest updates

Manjula remains active in film and digital content production. Her directorial debut arrived in 2018, and she continued to announce projects and take on acting roles into the early 2020s. In 2019 she publicly revealed plans to produce and act in the web series Nasha. In 2021 she appeared in Malli Modalaindi. She also continues to practice and teach personal-development habits she credits with helping her through earlier adversities.

Personal notes

Manjula is listed as 1.65 m (5'5") tall, with dark brown eyes and salt-and-pepper hair. She follows Hinduism and is identified with the Chowdhary (Kamma) caste in public profiles. She has cited a decades-long meditation practice and says she has completed more than 10,000 hours of meditation over a 30-year period.
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Recent Work

Manasuku Nachindi

Directorial debut; Telugu romantic drama

2018
Nasha

Announced Telugu web series to be produced by and starring Manjula Ghattamaneni

2019
Malli Modalaindi

Played Dr. Mitra, a therapist, in this Telugu film

2021
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Career Highlights

  1. Produced and acted in Show, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film (2001) and earned a Nandi Special Jury Award
  2. Produced Naani (2004) and co-produced the commercially successful Pokiri (2006)
  3. Made directorial debut with Manasuku Nachindi (2018)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Manjula Ghattamaneni (Mahesh Babu's Sister) born?

8 November 1970

What is Manjula Ghattamaneni (Mahesh Babu's Sister) known for?

Director, Producer, Actor, Businesswoman

What is Manjula Ghattamaneni (Mahesh Babu's Sister)’s marital status?

Married

Who is Manjula Ghattamaneni (Mahesh Babu's Sister) married to?

Sanjay Swaroop